we got the outlander in the usa way back around 2000.
i would use the outlander floor, fuel tank and everything awd from it. it's the same basic chassis as the lancer/mirage. the first gen outlander is basically an evo 1-3 just raised up to be an suv

I would rather drive a slow car fast as a fast car slow!
first rule of cars: get what makes you happy, your the one paying for it!

QuoteAaronJMcConnellMany of us on your little site just so happen to like our Subaru's.

What the hell are they putting in the water out there? You used to be a die-hard mitsu guy, still remember my first ride in your GVR4 at the rallyx event at the old roundy round track.

STi 6-speeds are good, WRX 5-speeds are junk. In the Evo world its opposite land - the 5-speeds are good, but the 6-speeds from the MR are junk...though nice for daily driver duty.

Engine....There. Is. No. Comparison. In an Evo running a 34mm restrictor you can touch 300whp and close to 400tq on a stock IX turbo. To hit that just add good IC, bigger injectors and some E85, and it should actually be reliable. STi guys out here are enthused when they crack 215whp on a restrictor...don't recall torque numbers.

Servicibility, I'd give the edge to the Subaru for things like clutch or trans. Mitsu gets the win for ease of replacing spark plugs. A bunch of the other stuff like shocks or driveshafts or whatever are pretty similar.

In an Evo running a 34mm restrictor you can touch 300whp and close to 400tq on a stock IX turbo.

Dave

They're getting quite a bit harder to come by these days. FP cleaned out the warehouses worldwide of them, and used ones are getting old and cracking the turbine housing. It's going to be odd when they're really gone.

QuoteAaronJMcConnellMany of us on your little site just so happen to like our Subaru's.

What the hell are they putting in the water out there? You used to be a die-hard mitsu guy, still remember my first ride in your GVR4 at the rallyx event at the old roundy round track.

STi 6-speeds are good, WRX 5-speeds are junk. In the Evo world its opposite land - the 5-speeds are good, but the 6-speeds from the MR are junk...though nice for daily driver duty.

Engine....There. Is. No. Comparison. In an Evo running a 34mm restrictor you can touch 300whp and close to 400tq on a stock IX turbo. To hit that just add good IC, bigger injectors and some E85, and it should actually be reliable. STi guys out here are enthused when they crack 215whp on a restrictor...don't recall torque numbers.

Servicibility, I'd give the edge to the Subaru for things like clutch or trans. Mitsu gets the win for ease of replacing spark plugs. A bunch of the other stuff like shocks or driveshafts or whatever are pretty similar.

Dave

Yeah WTF? he gets a Subaru and along with it he get the attitude..."on your little site".

Funnily enough I was just following up some piston orders at CP Pistons today and and talking about the whole compression ratio and boost vs bore size and my guy mentioned "we sell more Subaru pistons than anything"....I guess they need 'em. Constantly.